Tore my ACL

freeskier824

freeskier824

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i think its probably the most common ski-related injury, and i did it while biking. i'm getting surgery in a couple weeks, and the doc says recovery takes 6 months. hopeful i'll be healed by the time some of the mountains open. theres gotta be some people on here that have torn their ACLs, any advice? i'm probably going to do the thing where they take some of my hamstring. that 6 months is just killer though, i was gonna be biking all summer and now i get to spend it on crutches.

 
ive torn mine twice and had two surgeries. but this season has gone flawlessly.

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one of the worst injuries u could of partakeon in....that is going to screw u over big time...try to stay in-shape though......HEAL THAT KNEE UP MAN.

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acl tears arnt what they used to be....at all...fucking rehab it like a bitch BEFORE and after surgery...and itll be atleast 100% in a year

 
toooo bad man, I feel for ya, for like 3 months, I thought I either tore my acl or meniscus, until I just paid for an mri, and it showed only that I dis-located my knee, the two bones like fuckin raged on each other, and a few rough edges were the result...no biggie, just takes a while to heal....you my friend are out for a long time

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i'm not even trying to be mean...but, you look borderline retarded -freerider_klo
 
If it doesn't hurt, don't get the surgery. Deal with it, cause if the surgery doesn't work, your FUCKED.

open up, we're coming inside. What's it feel like to know you're gonna die?
 
^what the hell are you talking about? i got an MRI and could see with my own eyes that my ACL is in two pieces. it doesn't hurt right now, but most people live with ACL injuries only to let them heal and become early arthritus in the knees. and i don't think i've ever heard of surgery not working for someone.

 
My roommate torn his acl this year and it only took him 4 months before he was back on the slopes. As far as cycling goes from what I heard the doctors say cycling is ok because it doesn't put any sideways pressure on the joint. That's really what the ACL does is help your knee resist sideways movement and twisting. as long as the activity doesn't involve this you're safe. My roommate was on his bike 3 weeks after the surgery and it helped him build his muscles back.

But what if the Hookey Pookey isn't what "it's all about?" Then what?!?!?!?!
 
I tore my acl, medial and lateral meniscus in dec. 2003, had surgery in jan 2004, and got sponsored in november 2004, it is definatly possible to come back better than you were. REHAB IS EVERYTHING. i used hamstring too. i came out of my injury stronger than when i went in. again, rehab rehab rehab.

 
^i've heard a lot about how post-op rehab is important, but what about pre-op rehab, such as strengthening the quads and leg muscles to prevent atrophying? and i definatly plan on going through with all the rehab, if thats what you mean by "rehab, rehab, rehab"

 
pre-surgery rehab for me was mostly trying to get as flexible as possible. i wasn't allowed to walk for about a month and a half after surgery b/c they put sutures in the meniscus in order to save it (saved it all). but if i would have put weight on it in that time window i would have torn the stitches out. anyway, for that month after surgery it was all non-weight bearing exercise, and again, flexability. after i got the go-ahead to walk, it was strentgh training for about 2 months, then i added agility training as well. ask your doctor about the "window of weakness" that the new ligament will go through as it undergoes the process of going from tendon-ligament. i remember my doc telling me to really take it easy around 6 mo's.

 
my doctor had mentioned several options, the patella graft, hamstring graft, and cadavar graft. he recommended hamstring because it was what he had when he tore his ACL and because he said it lasts longer (I think). any opinions of these sugery options?

 
hamstring, that's what i got. there are pro's and con's for all, i'll try to list them (this is by no means a medical opinion, i just had lots of time to read about this, and this is how my doc put it on the table). patellar: pros are that it is done a ton, and has minimal stretch durning ht healing process. cons are that you'll get a weird nerve blindspot on your kneecap, feels really bad when you kneen. some dead guy's acl: pro - no damage to your leg i.e. don't have to harvest a graft. cons - they have a higher failure rate b/c your body has a greater chance of rejecting someone else's protein signature. hamstring: pro - it's a bundle of hamstring "strips" that are made into pretty much a rope, i've heard that each individual "strip" is 70% native acl strength, do the math, it has the possibility to be 280% stronger than your native acl. cons - they take a decent sized piece out of your hammy, it will make more rehab, and your hamstring will always be a little weird. it may have a tendancy to stretch a bit more, so you'll have "play" in your knee (this isn't very likely, but needs to be mentioned)

Now, from experience, having friends that have had both patellar, kadaver, hamstring and myself having hamstring, i'd go with the hamstring. the "weirdness" in my hamstring is not noticable a year and a half out of surgery, my acl is definatly strong, i don't know if stronger, but i don't think about it anymore, i totally trust my knee (which is the hardest thing to get back after the surgery: the mental aspect of the injury, the "trust" in your body). I didn't get any "play" in my knee, which, like i said is not common, but a concern none-the-less.

Overall, all of the surgeries will fix you, but i would recommend the hamstring in order to continue being as active as you are.

 
i did hamstring the first time and a year after surgery i tore it again. Second time i did a cadaver and i have been skiing harder then i used. I have pain in my knee but thats because miniscus had to be cut out because it wasnt repairable. i think it is all on how you rehab it. i did lots of bike riding before surgery and after surgery. on the cadaver i was off pain meds after the first day of surgery. that felt nice. i started walking faster too. But remember acl's dont get better the harder you work them. it takes the 6 months to make it ready.

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i tore acl partially torn mcl and slight misiscus tear. definantly use whatever time you have before surgery to rehab it but be careful your knee is really weak and you can do a lot of cartalidge damage which is going to really hurt oyu down the road. i did a hamstrig graft and have been out of surgery a week and a half, i am spending about 3 hours a day doing stretch's and easy leg lifts and am almost off crutch's. the hardest part of the whole thing is the mental aspects. keep your spirits up, or you'll get depressed as hell, good luck

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a good doctor will fix your knee but you need an even better physical therepaist. I was disappointed in mine, he didnt really push me or show me good excersices. if i was you I would reasearch and find a good physio therepist. biking and swimming are probably the two best things you can do to strengthen your shit.

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